Content: To justify the upcoming occupation, German propaganda tries to make the case that Czechoslovakia is in turmoil and the Czechs cannot even rule their own country. The mention of smashed Jewish shop windows is ironic in light of the "Kristallnacht" attacks in Germany only a few months before.

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1885: Creator Born

1939: Issued

1957: Creator Died

2017: Digitized

2017: Found by you!

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MLA Format

Art and Picture Collection,
The New York Public Library. "Czechoslovakia falls more and more into decay. In Pressburg serious incidents take place between Czechs and Slovaks. The Slovaks smash the shop windows of all the Jewish businesses."
The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
1939.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab4d-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

Chicago/Turabian Format

Art and Picture Collection,
The New York Public Library. "Czechoslovakia falls more and more into decay. In Pressburg serious incidents take place between Czechs and Slovaks. The Slovaks smash the shop windows of all the Jewish businesses."
New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Accessed September 26, 2017.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab4d-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

APA Format

Art and Picture Collection,
The New York Public Library.
(1939).
Czechoslovakia falls more and more into decay. In Pressburg serious incidents take place between Czechs and Slovaks. The Slovaks smash the shop windows of all the Jewish businesses.
Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad8bf4f8-ab4d-1f4b-e040-e00a18061930

Wikipedia Citation

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